Peter Capaldi goes supersonic as new Doctor embraces iconic gadget

WE'VE had the return of the Tardis, an appearance by Madam Vastra and a Victorian chase through the streets – so it was only a matter of time before the sonic screwdriver returned to the Doctor Who set.

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“You say the world’s about to end in a Scottish accent, and you really believe it”

Steven Moffat

Whatever was alerting the sonic screwdriver certainly caused a panic – and the Doctor was soon approached by some form of alien with ominously glowing blue eyes.

The creature is played by Jimmy Vee, an actor who has played many of the Whoniverse's monsters.

Capaldi has been hard at work filming the new series of Doctor Who, due to air this autumn, and show writer Steven Moffat seems fairly certain of what audiences can expect from the new Gallifreyan Time Lord.

Moffat said: "Scottishness. I think that’s the main thing.

"I mean watching him, and I just watched episode two actually, you don’t go around thinking this is an older bloke as The Doctor, particularly.

"You just think my God, he’s Scottish. And doomed dialogue doesn’t half sound great in Scottish. You say the world’s about to end in a Scottish accent, and you really believe it."

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Meanwhile, while Capaldi is off fighting aliens as only Scots can, his predecessor is taking care of some more menial tasks.

Matt Smith was exposed by his mum as a closet domestic god after she tweeted out a snap of her son in the kitchen.

Along with a snap of Matt elbow-deep in dishwater, Lynne Smith wrote: "Have the best boy ever . Not only did he cook Sunday dinner but clearing up. Love him So much xxxxx."

Not exactly Daleks or Cybermen, but washing up after a roast dinner is a scary feat all on its own.